Students at a Michigan high school were able to hack into the school district’s information system to change grades and attendance, according to school officials.Orchard View Schools made the unusual discovery last week, Superintendent Jim Nielsen said in a statement.“The investigation is still ongoing. We have notified the parents of the students we know were involved,” Nielsen said.He added that the breach involved a “very small” number of students, but he did not say how many students were involved, mlive.com reported, or how the school officials found out about the data breach.Nielsen did not say whether police were involved in the matter, according to the news outlet.Orchard View High School, which has about 690 students in grades nine through 12, is located about 40 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.

MUSKEGON, Mich. —

Students at a Michigan high school were able to hack into the school district’s information system to change grades and attendance, according to school officials.

Orchard View Schools made the unusual discovery last week, Superintendent Jim Nielsen said in a statement.

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“The investigation is still ongoing. We have notified the parents of the students we know were involved,” Nielsen said.

He added that the breach involved a “very small” number of students, but he did not say how many students were involved, mlive.com reported, or how the school officials found out about the data breach.

Nielsen did not say whether police were involved in the matter, according to the news outlet.

Orchard View High School, which has about 690 students in grades nine through 12, is located about 40 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.